I would rather you ____with us yesterday, but you left．

       A．had stayed?         B．stay                  C．stayed               D．have stayed

 There has been a（n）____of sadness in the small town since a boy was drowned in the river．

       A．scene                                        B．atmosphere 

     C．condition                                    D．appearance

 —Dear, you water the garden and I do the cooking．

       A．Why me?            B．Forget it．          C．No way．           D．Ok, that's settled．

 —How does the Internet ____us?

       —By sharing information free of charge．

       A．educate              B．improve          C．limit               D．benefit

 The director asked me to finish this task by Sunday．How can I ____to?

       A．attempt               B．manage              C．decide            D．happen

 The letter Mary had looked forward to ____her last night and she was very excited．

       A．reached              B．reaching      '   C．had reached       D．has reached

 In the countryside, ____car is not yet ____popular means for transportation．

       A．/; a                   B．a; the          C．the; /                 D．the; a

 The news shocked the whole nation ____a strong earthquake hit Yushu on Apr．14, 2010．

       A．what                   B．when               C．that                  D．which

 You ____be tired—you have worked only for ten minutes．

       A．won't                 B．mustn't               C．needn't              D．can't

 —Tom lost his job last week．

       —___he is wandering in the street these days．

       A．No doubt           B．No way              C．No wonder        D．No problem